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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-14
me ClImate Of Cbili.

Although the climate of Santiago d
about that of Washington or st. Louis,
the people have notion that fires in Their
houses are unhealthful, and, except in
those built by English or American resi-
dents, there is nothing like a CRATE or q
stove to be found. Everybody wears the
warmest sort of underclothing and heavy
wraps indoors and out. The people spend
six months of the year in q perpetual
shiver, and the remainder in perpetual
perspiration. 1t looks rather odd to see
civilized people sitting in parlor, sur
rounded by every possible luxury wealth
can bring except fire, wrapped in furs and
rugs, with blue noses and chattering
teeth, when coal is cheap and the noun
tains are covered with timber. 1t is odd,
too, to see in the streets men wearing fur
caps and their Threats wrapped In heavy
muff1ers, while the women who walk be-
side them have nothing on their heads at
all. During the morning, while on the
way from mass or while shopping, the
women wear the manta, as they do in
Peru; but in the afternoons, on the prom
enade or when riding, they go bare headed.
Although the prevailing diseases are
pneumonia and other throat and lung
complaints, and during the winter
the mortality from these causes is i'm
mense, the Chillano persists In believ-
ing that artificial heat poisons the at
mosphere, and when he visits the home of
foreigner and finds fire, he will ask
that the door be left ajar so that he may
be as chilly as usual. At fashionable
gatherings, dinner parties and that sort
of thing, have seen women In full even
ing dress, with bare arms and shoulders,
with the temperature of the room between
40 and 90 dogs. Fahrenheit. They often
carry into the salon or dining room their
fur wraps, and wear them at the table,
while at every chair Is a foot warmer of
thick llama wool, into which they push
their dainty slippered toes. These foot
warmers are ornamental as well as useful,
have embroidered cases, and are manufac-
tured at home, or can be purchased from
the nuns, who spend much of their time
in Observation-Disclosures Magazine.
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Japan,s Sacred Mountain.

And back of all this, from the middle of
a range of small surrounding hills, there
rises to height of over IL, 600 feet the
snow crowned and gracefully rounded of
summit of Mount Fusiyama, the peerless
mountain of the Land of the Rising Sun,
without a representation of which no
Japanese picture is considered perfect
Take all the fans and screens which are
yearly sent from Japan to the United
States, and nine out of every ten of them
will be found to contain representation
Of this-to the Japanese-sacred noun
tain. 1t is a grand sight, though rising,
as it does, almost to the clouds, with not
a companion mountain for hundreds Of
miles, and we cannot blame the Japs for
regarding it with q reverent superstition.
It is quiet now, but from the frequency
Of the earthquakes with which Japan Is
troubled we may rest assured that the
mighty giant is only slumbering, and may
at any time awake in anger and repeat
the terrible eruption of 1907, when it laid
waste the entire country round about, and
was accompanied by an earthquake which
shook down the greater part of the city of
Yedo now TOXIC, burying thousands Of
the poor inhabitants under its ruins
Cor. Baltimore Sun.
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What Salt IL Good for.

When you give your cellar its spring
cleaning add little copperas water and
salt to the whitewash.
Sprinkling salt on the tops and at the
bottoms of garden walls is said to keep
snails from climbing up and down.
For relief from heartburn or dyspepsia,
drink a little cold water in which has
been dissolved a teaspoonful of salt.
Ink stains on linen can be taken out II
the stain is first washed in strong salt
and water and then sponged with lemon
juice.
For stains on the hands nothing is bet
ter than little salt, with enough lemon
juice to moisten it, rubbed on the spots
and then washed off in clear water.
In basin Of water, salt, of course, falls
to the bottom; so never soak salt fish with
the skin side down, as the salt will fall to
the skin and remain there.
The very simple remedy of common
salt has cured many cases of fever and
ague. A teaspoonful taken in water, and
a teaspoonful deposited in each stocking,
next TO the foot, as the chill is coming on.
This comprises the whole of the treat
ment.
For weeds in pavements or gravel
walks, make strong brine of coarse salt
and boiling water; put the brine in a
sprinkling can and water the weeds thor
oughly, being careful not to let any of the
brine get on the grass, or it viii kill it too.
If a chimney or fiue catch on fire, close
all windows and doors first, then hang 8
blanket in front Of the CRATE to exclude all
air. Water should never be poured down
the chimney, as 1t spoils the carpets.
Coarse salt thrown down the fiue is much
better.
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THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

Keep salt in dry place and cheese in a tin
box.
Never use for cake milk that has been
boiled.
Matches should always be kept in stone OF
earthen Jar, or in tin.
Common cheese cloth makes an excellent
strainer for acid fruits.
Eating onions and horseradish is claimed to
relieve dropsical swellings.
A paste of plaster of paris and water will
fasten on the brass cover to an inkstand.
1t is claimed by some housewives that q
little kerosene added to boiled starch will inn
part nice gloss.
Nothing better can be applied to a severe
cut or bruise than cold turpentine. 1t viii
give relief almost instantly.
Lime water is good for chilblains. Use
STRONG and hot. A saturated solution Of alum
in water, used hot, is also curative.
To remove machine oil from cotton goods
rub the spots with hard soap and soft water
as soon as they are observed and they can be
easily taken out.
II any poison is swallowed, drink instantly
half glass of cool water with heaping tea
spoonful each of common salt and ground
mustard stirred into it.
Carbolic acid is recommended for moisten-
ing the tools with which metals are worked.
The efficiency Of the grindstone is said to be
greatly increased by this means.
Before using new earthenware place in a
boiler with cold water and heat gradually till
it boils, then let it remain until the water is
cold. 1t will not be liable to crack if treated
in this manner.
An excellent salve for bruises is the follow
ing: Take the leaves of catnip and bruise
with salt pork in a mortar, or with a rolling
pin. If applied to flesh wounds and bruises
of any kind it will at once allay the infam-
nation. ~
If you have pictures hanging against an
outer wall protect thom from any possible
damp by covering the backs with sheet lead,
or else keep them from contact with the wall
by corks fastened to the lower ends of the
frames.
Stains of fruits on good table linen can be
removed without injury by using the follow
ing with care: Pour boiling water on chloride
Of lime in the proportion of one gallon to q
quarter of a pound, bottle it, cork it well, and
in using be careful not to stir it. Lay the
stain in this for moment, then apply white
vinegar and boil the table linen.
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guests as possible. The hotel was beau
TRULY decorated inside with eyergreens
and autumn branches which produced q
very artistic and handsome appearance.
The supper was one of the finest in
every respect that has ever been served
In GAINESVILLE and one that can be pro-
duced only by Landlord and Mrs.
Church. Bard's noted band, Of Elysian,
consisting of five pieces furnished music
for the occasion. Everyone present ex-
pressed themselves as having the most
enjoyable time ever had in their lives
at anything of the kind. No doubt they
did as the cocks were growing in the
morning when the party broke up.
There were present about 150 persons
mostly ofJanesyille, but from other points
were G. E. Cady. of Winona; w. j.
Baker and wife. of Redwood; ]. o'Dair
and wife, of 0watonna; F. f. Stone, OF
Minneapolis; A. C. Krasinn, of Waseca
John Moon and lady, of Waseca; Thos.
Breen and lady. of Waseca; ]. H. Mast
ers, of Mankato; E. L. Fisk and wife, OF
Waseca; G. II. Crump and lady, of Alma
City. and Mrs. M. Hamilton, of Mime
apolis.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. III. Childs, of Minneap-
| oils, returned home to-day from few
days visit with friends here.
w. j. Jennison left for Vermont the
9TH where his wife is visiting relatives
They will return home in November.
Jennison Bros. & Co. are building
warehouse 12x90 onto one of heir mills
for the storage of flour.
Seloyer's two-story brick is up and
makes fine appearance. He has the
finest front in town.
Married-John A. Willis to Miss Alice
G. Jennison, both of this place, OF
Thursday, Oct. 6, at p. m. in st. Johns
Episcopal church by the Rev. James
Cornell. Mr.. and Mrs. Willis com
menced housekeeping Immediately in
their new residence.
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A scientific Problem.

The very interesting scientific fact is
given elsewhere on the authority of the
Advancement of Science" that when
people are sick above the diaphragm they
are optimistic, but when they are sick be-
low the diaphragm then they are pessi-
mistic. 1t is very valuable information
and most suggestive discovery. When a
man insists on being cheerful hereafter you
can account for it and pity him; his dis
ease has got the upper hand Of his dia-
phragm, and there are only two things to
to be done-sither turn him over dis
creetly so that his diaphragm win show
above his ailments, or injurs him about
the legs until his pessimistic virtues are
aroused. 1t is one of the curious features
Of the case, going to prove the theory that
equity people are pessimists while con-
sumptives are always happy. Science,
for some strange reason, declines to de-
fine the temperament of the man who has
no ailments above or below the dia-
phragm. Perhaps it is not acquainted
with him. Hartford Courant.
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REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.

Aid. Schiman, from the gas committee,
reported number of places where street
lights are needed, and reported that the
electric light company would furnish
light every night for $3.50 light per
monte. The report was accepted, and
the committee authorized to contract
with the electric light company for lights
named.
The city engineer presented plans and
specifications for building bridge across
the creek on Front street between Vine
street and Madison avenue, to cost about
$3.50. 1t was decided to advertise for
bids for the construction of the bridge,
the bids to be received up to Oct. 18th.
Aid. Pitcher introduced an ordinance
providing for the licensing of shooting
galleries by the year, for $50 per year.
The present ordinance imposes a license
of one dollar a day, or five dollars a
week. 1t was given Its first reading by
a unanimous vote.
Aid. Patterson reported in favor of
purchasing an $500 Davis economic boil
er and tank feed geared pump, which
will pump 1926, 600 gallons of water per
day, to pump the water into the reser-
voir. The committee on water works
was authorized to purchase the pump
recommended, provided the mill COM
pany stand by their proposition to do
the pumping for the unexpired time of
the contract at the same rate as hereto
fore.
Aid. Alberger offered resolution pro-
vidlng that sidewalk be constructed on
the westerly side of VanBrunt street,
from Record to Byron. Adopted.
On motion of Aid. Pitcher 500 was
appropriated to help complete the grad
ing Of Pleasant street, south of the
slough.
The provision of the rules making the
second Tuesday night of the month a
time of regular meeting of the council
was struck out.
A committee, consisting of Aid. Pitch
er, Hoerr and Boegen, was appointed
to assist the city attorney in
obtaining evidence IN the damage cases
against the city, which come up on the
18th inst, for trial.
The matter of building sidewalks on
South Fourth, ParsoD, Clark, and Lin
coin streets coming up, Mr.. j. n. Hall
appeared before the council and protest
ed against being obliged to construct a
walk before his property on South
Fourth street. Protests were also re-
ceived from Col Thomas and Mr.. d. L.
Clements. Sidewalks were ordered con-
structed on all the streets mentioned ex-
cept Fourth street.
A number of bills were allowed, in
Guiding $2,254.75 to Williams & Hanlon,
on an estimate of work done on the sew
er, and $500 to John Mahowald on an es-
innate of work done on grading streets.
Adjourned.
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OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
NICoLLET, OCT

NIcoLLET, OCT. 7.
The machinery is all placed in oul
new Touring mill and steam has beer
kept up for about a week. Enough old
wheat has been taken in to commence
grinding. A car load of cooper's ma
terial has arrived and others are expect.
ed. c.. Vogtel. of New Ulm, has taken
the position as book-keeper for the mill
Thos. Cook, as one of the millers; W
Cotton, engineer; E. Edison, fireman
and E. johnson has been employed in
the mill.
Business prospects for Nicollet IooB
bright and our merchants are all filling
their buildings with large stocks o.
goods.
Mrs. C. Jensen and sister left yester
day for two weeks visit with relatives
in Polk county.
Mrs. R. Girvin, of Mankato, sojourned
few days here with her son and
family.
John Mcmillan, of st. Peter, passed
through our village showing the speed
of one of st. Peters trotting teams.
Mrs. John Leuth is very sick.
Frank Heidel and daughter arrived
home Tuesday after spending week in
the twin cities.
w. P. Goodel will move back on his
farm at Hebron in about three weeks.
Potatoes are selling at this place fol
sixty cents per bushel.
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Gift for All.

In order to give all chance to test it,
curative powers. DIR. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, will be, for q limited time, given
away. This offer is not only liberal, but
it shows unbounded faith in the merits
of this great remedy. All who suffer
Coughs, Colds, Consumption, Asthma,
Bronchitis, or any affection of Throat
Chest or Lungs, are especially reques'
to call at j. r. Jones' Drug Store, and
get Trial Bottle Free, Large Bottles
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,yTATE OF MINNESOTA. County

INTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth. In Probate Court, Special Term.
In the matter of the estate OF Charles Z. BuZ
by, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition Of Edward
Cross administrator de bOniS non of the estate
OF said deceased, setting forth the amount OF
personal estate that has come to his hands
and the disposition thereof; the amount OF
debts outstanding against said deceased, anu
a description of all the real estate Of which
said deceased died seized, in this State, and the
condition and value of the respective pOr
tions thereof; and praying that license be &c
him granted 10 sell all OF the reai estate OF
which said deceased died seized in this State
And il appearing by said petition that there Is
not sufficient personal estate in the hands oil
said administrator, TO pay said deots, ana thal
il is necessary in order TO pay the same, 70
sell all of said real estate.
1t is therefore ordered, that all persons inter
eSted in said estate appear before the judge OF
this court on the 9TH day OF November, a. ID
lSS7, at 10 o'clock g. M, at the Probate otice IN
the city of Mankato in said county, then and
there to show cause Cif any there bel why H.
cense should not be granted 10 said admins
trrtor TO sell said real estate according TO the
prayer of said petition.
And il is further ordered, that copy of thi:
order shall be published for four successive
weeks prior to said day OF hearing. the last OF
which publications shall be at least fourteen
days before the said day of hear
ing, in the Mankato FREE PREss, a weekly
newspaper printed and published at MankatO
in said county, and personally served on al
persons interested in said estate residing In
said county, at least fourteen DAYS before
said day of hearing. and upon all other per
sons interested, according TO law.
Dated at MankaTo the I'D day of September
A. d. 1887. BY the Court,
G. W. MEAD,
Judge of Probate, of Blue Earth County, Min
j. L. wAsHBURN,
Atty for Admi nistrator.
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Live Flees wanted.

A singular advertisement attracted my
attention the other day. It was call for
5000 live fees, to be delivered In parcels
of not less than 5000 each, at certain
address. confess my curiosity to know
what man could want with such vast
number Of these interesting little insects
led me to go and make personal inquiry.
! found the man was flee trainer, and
gathered these facts: That It takes three
months to teach flee to do anything
worthy OF public performance; that
only one fee In thousand can be taught
anything; that a performing fee usually
lives year with great care, and that In
response to his adver tisement he had only
received in three days one package, esti-
mated to contain 5000 fees, and they
came from the dog pound. he paid &25
for them and they were very good fees
Truth.
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MApIRrnN Oct 6.


There were about twenty teachers in
attendance at the examination Yester-
day, and their standing is very satisfact-
DRY.
Napoleon had the excitement of lit
tie runaway yesterday. AS Brown and
Plymat were driving out to s. w. Brooks
with Browns fractions colts, in passing
down the little hill near the Rev. VOLTS,
the team without regard for the dignity
of commerce or the technicallties of law,
''lit out" SO to speak and ran about an
hundred rods until they struck Brooks
hay stack and the drivers ''lit out" 80 to
speak. The colts are doing well, and
Brown and Plymat haye chartered an
OK team to drive to the next festival
with.
The health officer recorded three
births last week and the village now
claims 623 inhabitants.
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. l.. w ASHBURN,
Atty for Admi niStratOr.
First ins. Oct. :; last ms. Oct. IS.
PRORATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
y Earth. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate Of Samuel NJ
Folsom, deceased.
ON reading and filing the petition of Jacot
A. Folsom, administrator, with the will an
amount of personal estate that has come to his
hands, andthe disposition thereof; the amount
of debts outstanding against said deceased
and description o! all the real estate of which
said deceased died seized, sand the condition
and value of the respective portions thereof;
and praying that license be to him granted &c
sell the real estate of which said deceased died
seized. And il appearing by said petition that
there is not sufficient personal estate in the
hands of said administrator to pay said debts
and that II Is necessary in order 10 pay the
same, to sell all of said real estate.
1t is therefore ordered, that ali persons in
terested in said estate appear before the Judge
D. 1887, at 10 O'Clock a. m, at the Probate Office
in the city of Mankato, in said county, then
and there to show cause Qf any there be- why
license should not be granted TO said admins
traitor to sell said real estate according to the
prayer of said petition.
And IL Is further ordered, that a copy of this
order shall be published for four successive
weeks prior to said day of hearing. the last of
which publications shall be at least fourteen
days before said day Of hearing, in the Man.
katO FREE Press. a weekly newspaper printed
and published at MankatO, in said county, and
personally served on all persons interested in
said estate, residing in said county, at least
fourteen days before said day of hearing, and
upon all other persons interested, according to
law.
Dated at Mankato the Goth day of September,
A. d. 1887. By the Court,
Judge of Probate of Blue Earth County, Min
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THE modern "Mr. Dick" George Fran,
els Train, said in his lecture at Chicago
Sunday night, that''if these seven anarch.
lists are hung every city in the United
States will be fred. dare the authorI.
ties TO hang them, and elf they do will
lead million men here inside of twenty.
four hours to hang the seven Supreme
Court Judges" Mr.. Train is no doubt
greatly excited, and If he does not COO
off pretty soon the authorities should see
that he is put where his idiotic talk Il
not overheard by excitable people.
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JANEsv1LLE, Oct. 10

The event Of the season was the open
ing Of the DeGraff House Friday evening
last. Landlord and Mrs. Church know
just how to entertain and did not spare
an effort on this occasion to make every
thing as pleasant and enjoyable for the
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MINNESOIA IIAhEJ OCI' o.
Mr.. J. B. Kaufman and wife gave a
free dance at Hills Hall last night.
Everybody report a splendid time.
Mr.. B. Larourell expects car ofap-
Piles next week.
Peter Kremer, Jr., was in town a
short time Wednesday evening.
Joe Senertz left for Waseca Thursday
Townsend & Barber finished thresh-
ing Friday without rain.
Mr., Tillitson and Miss Tillitson, of
Madison, Wis, are visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Rowe.
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T0Y virtue OF an execution issued out OF and
ID under the seal of the District Court Ia
aud for the county of Blue Earth, and State of
Minnesota, upon a Judgment rendered and
doc eIed in said county, ON the 18th day ot
NOVb'r, A. ID. 1877, for the sum OF one hun
dreG ninety-One and S5-lOU dollars, in an action
wherein Henry Shaubut, Thomas G. Quayle
and Eliphulet Smith were plaintiffs, ana James
&. Thompson was defendant. have, this 80
day of August, A. ID, 1885,, levied upon all the
right, title and interest OF the said defendant I,
James q. Thompson, in and To the following
described real estate, situate in the county
OF Blue Earth and State of Minnesota known
and described as follows: The west half OF
the southeast quarter "a OF section thirty
six 1861, township one hundred seven (lUI),
range twenty eight (2Sl Now, therefore, notice
is hereby given that l will sell the above de
scribed real property TO the highest bidder
for cash at public auction, at the front door
OF the office of register of deeds OF Blue Earth
county aforesaid, in the city of Mankato
therein, on the FIND day of October, A. ID. 1885,
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of that day, %
satisfy the said execution, together with the
interest and cost thereon.
Dated August -, 1881. -
c. II, PIPER,
Sheriff OF Blue Earth County
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Dr.. j. G. leagues

Medicated Air for the speedy and per-
manent cure of Catarrh, Asthma, and
all Bronchial and Pulmonary Affections.
Anew era in Medicine, new Compound the
result of many years persistent labor aud stu
dy. The remedies used are carried directly to
the deceased surface by a mild current of
Strongly Medicated Air, thoroughly softeninR
and removing all hardened secretions, healing
liberated surfaces, reducing thickened mem
branes 10 normal condition and correcting
foul aud Offensive breath. The cure Is rapid
and permanent. No costic, vaseline or dfsa-
Rreeable and dangerous compounds required.
For sale by JOHN Il. JONES, Druggist,
9oyr1w, Mankato